Rebuilding Your Broken World

CNLP 816 | The Brutal Reality of Pastoring: John Ortberg on Leadership Pain, the Introvert's Ministry Dilemma, and Dealing With the Job You Didn't Sign Up For

The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast, 9 July 2026. The book comes up at 1 hr 1 min in.

Carey Nieuwhof brings up this Gordon McDonald book while observing that McDonald, like John Ortberg, submitted himself to the authority of a close circle of advisors during the crisis that temporarily removed him from ministry. Carey says he plans to reread it that summer and calls it one of the best books anyone could read when coming out of a life crisis.

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